- #1 Kaiju Wars
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Play out a Kaiju movie as the (hopelessly) outclassed military in this stylish 2D turn-based strategy game. Construct buildings and defend your city with cannon-fodder tanks, jets and more as the devastating kaiju grow in power with every attack.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Isometric 18.8%, Tactical 16.6%, Sci-fi 8%
- #2 Into the Breach
96% matchVery Positive94% of 21,742 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.8%, Isometric 10.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #3 Zero Orders Tactics
96% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Board Game 14.5%, Tactical 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #4 BoardLand
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 919 reviews2024
Dev: High FishPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
BoardLand is a turn-based strategy board game where you use the numbers rolled by dice to grow your own board and battle monsters.
Why similar: Board Game 21.5%, Tabletop 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, 2.5D 12.8%
- #5 One-inch Tactics
94% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Turn the tide of the war with nuanced strategies in One-inch Tactics, introducing players to a unique turn-based strategy experience.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Tabletop 14.2%, 2.5D 12.9%, Isometric 12.4%
- #6 Super Algebrawl
93% matchVery Positive92% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Add up, multiply, clone, and divide your party members to beat the monsters on your path!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 40.3%, Beat 'em up 31.9%, Puzzle 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Colorful 7.1%
- #7 Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 409 reviews2019
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 27%, Tactical 16.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Strategy 9.7%
- #8 Mechs V Kaijus - Tower Defense
92% matchVery Positive84% of 529 reviews2022
Dev: Doble Punch Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech, strategically place towers and factories on the battlefield. Deploy support units on the battlefield, and save our civilization.
Why similar: Strategy 38.2%, Pixel Graphics 26%, Tactical 24.1%, Indie 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #9 8-Bit Invaders!
91% matchVery Positive83% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the Galactic Marine Corps or Invade with the devastating power of the Cranioids! Mine, Build, and Fight your way to victory! Conquering the Multiverse was never so easy.
Why similar: Voxel 41.9% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #10 Battle Simulator
91% matchMixed54% of 169 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
Soldier to the assault! Deploy your troops and destroy the enemy army!
Why similar: Voxel 33.9% ★, Strategy 20.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Casual 8.4%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #11 Evertried
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Tabletop 20%, Board Game 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Isometric 10.5%
- #12 The Last Warlock
89% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: Sonic Sloth
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The Last Warlock is a turn based strategy and role-playing game set in a colorful voxel world. Engage in Quests, summon monsters, cast spells and battle enemy Warlocks. Compete with friends or strangers in multiplayer mode. Become the Last Warlock!
Why similar: Voxel 52.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 20.2%, Indie 4%
- #13 Gem Wizards Tactics
89% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Keith Burgun Games
Windows
Choose your faction and test your skill in this one-player tactical masterpiece, where positioning is everything! Clear forests, pave roads, knock enemies into pits, yank them out from behind their defenders, before the Business Demons burn it all down!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Tactical 22.3%, Strategy 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #14 TINY METAL
88% matchMostly Positive70% of 285 reviews2017
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / UNTIES
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Craft unique strategies and outmaneuver your foes in TINY METAL, a turn-based Japanese wargame! With new tactical options, you will command over 16 tactically diverse units, flank, assault, deploy heroes from orbital dropships, and focus the firepower of multiple units to even out otherwise disastrous odds.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Tactical 13.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Strategy 9.9%
- #15 Creeper World IXE
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 851 reviews2024
Dev: Knuckle Cracker
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The unstoppable alien force known as The Creeper has returned, devouring thousands of worlds in its path, and yours is next. Battle against the Creeper fluid in a groundbreaking pixel-level simulation to prove that humanity will rule the galaxy forever!
Why similar: Tactical 21%, Strategy 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Sci-fi 15%, Simulation 14.8%
- #16 Godzilla x Kong: Titan Chasers
86% matchMixed50% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: Hunted Cow GamesPub: Tilting Point
Windows · Mac
Hunt, capture, and command the monsters of the Monsterverse. Build your base, recruit elite Titan Chasers, and lead squads into tactical turn-based battles. Expand your territory in a shared online world, forge alliances, and face colossal threats like Godzilla, Kong, and Skullcrawlers.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45.7%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Strategy 17.3%, Tactical 15.8%
- #17 Kaiju-A-GoGo
87% matchMixed66% of 315 reviews2015
Dev: Kerberos Productions Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Choose your giant monster! Destroy cities around the world! Rule the Earth in this light action-strategy game that harkens back to the classic PC monster city-stomping games of yesteryear!
Why similar: Strategy 59.9%, Casual 27.5%, Indie 12.6%
- #18 Fantasy Wars
85% matchVery Positive86% of 308 reviews2010
Dev: Ino-CoPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Fantasy Wars is a turn-based strategy game set in a fantasy world. Combining both classic strategy gameplay and sophisticated 3D graphics players can experience epic battles like never before. Taking place in a fantasy world of Human kingdoms, Orc clans, Dwarfs' citadels and Elven forests the player is thrust into a world of war and...
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 48.4%, Strategy 36.2%, Tactical 13.3%, Singleplayer 2%
- #19 Earth vs Mars
82% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: Relic Labs
Windows
Faced with a terrifying Martian invasion, you must lead Earth’s forces in a battle for our planet’s future. Create powerful human-creature super soldiers to fight an alien menace in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 32.6%, Tactical 13.6%, Strategy 7.1%, Casual 4.8%
- #20 SurvivalZ Battlegrounds
84% matchMixed63% of 343 reviews2019
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
SurvivalZ Battlegrounds is a mini Battle Royale in a cubic world!
Why similar: Voxel 46.5% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Indie 4.4%
- #21 ANIWARS: Call of the Void
81% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Breaker Interactive
Windows
ANIWARS is a challenging turn-based strategy roguelite. Assemble your squad, collect powerful items, conquer territory and dominate the enemy!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 35.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.9%, Tactical 12.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #22 Veterum
81% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.8%, Isometric 20.1%, Tactical 11.8%, Strategy 9.8%
- #23 Make War
84% matchMixed69% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac
Do you want to become part of great battles? Lead the alien army in tactical-voxel simulator game Make War.
Why similar: Strategy 43.9%, Simulation 35.9%, Indie 9%, Casual 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #24 TINY METAL: FULL METAL RUMBLE
83% matchVery Positive81% of 183 reviews2019
Dev: AREA 35, Inc.Pub: AREA 34, Inc.
Windows
The world of TINY METAL expands! Command Wolfram & the White Fangs against the mysterious Dinoldan forces. 77 skirmish maps, 21+ diverse units, 39 challenging campaigns. Stop the ancient tech excavation. Turn-based Japanese storytelling meets intense tactical warfare. All skill levels welcome.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 30.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #25 Buggos
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,349 reviews2022
Dev: Intrepid Marmot
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Lead your hive to victory in 'Buggos', an RTS Auto Battler! Customize your swarm with 120+ evolutions and conquer humanity. Strategy meets bug chaos!
Why similar: Strategy 31.2%, Simulation 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Casual 7%
- #26 Ground Breakers
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: UnitedIndie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle with robots on dynamic, randomly generated battlegrounds, as you attempt to take on the world in this unique turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Isometric 17.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Tactical 10.5%
- #27 2112TD: Tower Defense Survival
79% matchVery Positive88% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Refinery Games
Windows
Get ready for the ULTIMATE tower defense onslaught. Build, deploy, research and upgrade your defenses in this epic, old school RTS inspired sci-fi adventure.
Why similar: Isometric 34%, Tactical 21.9%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Old School 11.4%
- #28 Shields of Loyalty
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Mosaic Mask StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
Experience tactically challenging turn-based strategy in the hostile island world of Mantaria. Command a dynamic army of various unit types and classes to slay a dark and possessed undead army. Train forces into powerful warriors and fight fervently until the snake's head is at your feet!
Why similar: Tabletop 22.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, 2.5D 16.9%, Tactical 12.1%
- #29 Monster Battles
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: FourteenPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Gather your monster squad and fight in Monster Battles! Dive into this inventory management auto-battler. Collect, combine, and strategize with your monsters. The same-race monsters get powerful buffs, and monsters can fuse and evolve. Discover endless possibilities and build your ultimate squad!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 61.1%, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #30 Fate Tectonics
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2015
Dev: Golden Gear GamesPub: Toy Temp
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Build up a world piece-by-piece using the power of the god-like Fates, while keeping them happy enough to avoid world-shattering temper tantrums!
Why similar: Strategy 29.7%, Simulation 24%, Puzzle 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Indie 6%
- #31 KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME
77% matchMixed67% of 1,071 reviews2025
Dev: Akatsuki Games Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Crush colossal Kaiju with a game-changing blow! Experience exhilarating attacks with intuitive controls! Explore the world of Kaiju No. 8, recreated with stunning visuals!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 83.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #32 Immortal Tactics: War of the Eternals
77% matchVery Positive81% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Kenisoft Game Studio
Windows
Experience a Fast-Paced Roguelite Turn-Based Strategy game with a New Turn-Based System which will need you to plan early on and create strategies that would lead your army to victory. Create an army with different Characters and Leaders to choose from and explore this Roguelite world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 47.5%, Tactical 20.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #33 Beat the Humans
76% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 34.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 30.1%, Tactical 18.1%, Strategy 11.2%, Casual 4.1%
- #34 Kaiju Cracking Corporation
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 303 reviews2026
Dev: SofRock Games
Windows
Kaiju Cracking Corporation: A sim game about dismantling monsters. Lead a team of 24, handle 7 monster types across 25+ scenarios. Expand through mech building, a dynamic market, a museum & a restaurant. Strategy meets fun.
Why similar: Strategy 48.4%, Simulation 45.1%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 3%
- #35 Godless Tactics
76% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 40.4%, Strategy 28.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #36 The Battle of Polytopia
73% matchVery Positive94% of 5,740 reviews2020
Dev: Midjiwan AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.9%, Isometric 22.3%, Strategy 10%, Colorful 6.9%
- #37 Raifu Wars
75% matchVery Positive90% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Yotis StudiosPub: Schneewolf Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategize and battle for victory in this cute multiplayer turn-based strategy featuring bolt-action rifle girls!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.9%, Board Game 33.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Isometric 10.2%, Tactical 5.4%
- #38 Athena Crisis
73% matchVery Positive82% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Nakazawa Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Athena Crisis is a modern retro turn-based strategy game that places you in command of 40+ units in your journey across the multiverse. Embark on a challenging single-player quest or dive into the thrill of ranked or casual multiplayer modes to become the best Athena Crisis player!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.1%, Tactical 15.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #39 8-Bit Hordes
75% matchVery Positive81% of 533 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
From the team that brought you 8-Bit Armies comes a new fantasy RTS as fast-paced and friendly as the original! 8-BIT HORDES is a colorful strategy-arcade game that is easy to learn for players of all skill levels. Collect resources, build up and defend your base, amass your army of orcs or humans and ultimately crush your opponents!
Why similar: Voxel 39.8% ★, Strategy 31.9%, Simulation 14%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Indie 4.1%
- #40 WARBORN
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Raredrop Games LtdPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Deploy for battle in the Variable Armour, a technologically advanced suit of war. With turn-based tactics and quick-fire clashes, lead a strike force of deadly mecha to bring peace to the solar system in a 40-mission campaign. Create your own maps, practice in skirmish, or battle across multiplayer.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.2%, Tactical 15.5%, Strategy 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #41 Battle Synth
70% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Cow Games
Windows
BattleSynth — Tactical Fantasy Warfare Assemble your army, plan your moves, and watch your strategy come alive on the battlefield. In BattleSynth, every unit matters and every choice can lead to victory — or defeat. Smart tactics, wild magic, and a bit of chaos await!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 38.6%, Simulation 19.6%, Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Tactical 12.5%
- #42 Gigapocalypse
71% matchVery Positive91% of 296 reviews2021
Dev: Goody GameworksPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become a customizable giant monster with manifold skills in Gigapocalypse, inspired by classical Kaijū movies such as “Godzilla” and “King Kong” and the game classic “Rampage”.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34%, Casual 30.8%, Colorful 27.7%, Indie 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #43 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Board Game 41.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, Strategy 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #44 Möbius Front '83
72% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 37.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.6%, Tactical 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #45 I am not a Monster: First Contact
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,281 reviews2018
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 68.1%, Strategy 21.2%, Isometric 3.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.3%, Tactical 2.2%
- #46 Let's! Revolution!
68% matchVery Positive93% of 380 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 29.5%, Puzzle 13.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Colorful 8.4%
- #47 Sentinels of Freedom
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 263 reviews2020
Dev: Underbite Games
Windows
Prepare for a story-driven campaign within the Sentinel Comics universe as you join forces with an ever-growing team to face a wide variety of villains. Create your hero, gather your team, and save the world in this exciting new turn-based strategy!
Why similar: Strategy 49.3%, Simulation 40.2%, Indie 10.5%
- #48 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 43.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 8.4%, Simulation 1.5%
- #49 Warside
67% matchMixed70% of 586 reviews2025
Dev: LAVABIRDPub: First Break Labs
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 39.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 33.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #50 Godless
67% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
In Godless, you don’t save the world — you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 28.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Isometric 22.4%, Tactical 13.5%, Strategy 8.4%
- #51 Tactical Troops: Anthracite Shift
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: QED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dive into a top-down, turn-based strategy game with 80's sci-fi flair. Command elite soldiers in multiplayer duels on 24 maps, local hot-seat mode, or a thrilling singleplayer campaign. Master teleportation and gridless movement on the mysterious planet Anthracite.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, 2.5D 16.9%, Old School 11.5%, Tactical 10.8%
- #52 8-Bit Armies
69% matchVery Positive82% of 2,459 reviews2016
Dev: Petroglyph
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
8-Bit Armies is a retro Real-Time Strategy game. With a colorful, blocky voxel art style, 8-Bit Armies is Petroglyph's most fast-paced, friendly, and accessible RTS game to date. Featuring a campaign of 25 single-player missions, 12 co-op missions, multiplayer and skirmish modes.
Why similar: Voxel 41.5% ★, Strategy 26.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Indie 3.6%
- #53 Alvora Tactics
69% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2017
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Alvora Tactics is an indie Tactics RPG that combines strategic combat with immersive exploration. Explore and conquer Great Serpent Alvora with your own customizable band of warriors!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.9%, Strategy 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 4.7%
- #54 Skyworld
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: Vertigo Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Claim command over the VR battlefield! Skyworld puts you at the helm of a kingdom at war in VR. Put the power of your own full army – even dragons – at your fingertips, conquer all Skyworlds in a royal campaign, and wage war against friends online. This is wargaming as it was meant to be played.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.2%, Board Game 31%, Strategy 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Indie 4.9%
- #55 Broken Universe - Tower Defense
66% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Jinthree Studio
Windows
Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.
Why similar: Strategy 34.9%, Colorful 22.3%, Simulation 16.3%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 6.8%
- #56 Gods vs Horrors
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A drafting roguelike focused on synergies and scaling, with short enjoyable runs. Recruit Gods from different mythologies, buff and upgrade them, arrange them in perfect formation, and fight cosmic Horrors in no-RNG autobattler combat to defend the Earth!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 69.3%, Strategy 21.9%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #57 Voidspire Tactics
67% matchVery Positive97% of 287 reviews2015
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
An indie turn-based Tactics RPG with a heavy emphasis on exploration, character progression, and highly tactical combat. Create your own deeply customizable party of Warriors, Sorcerers, and Shiftcloaks to take on the Spire!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 42.9%, Strategy 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #58 Wanna Survive
67% matchVery Positive93% of 301 reviews2019
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
HIGH SPEED ZOMBIE TACTICS - Fight mobs of undead attacking from all sides in this streamlined turn-based tactics that emphasizes unit placement and synergies. Help the survivors live through fights and manage their rations to avoid permanent death, and they just might be able to reach the Sanctuary.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 29%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.9%, Tactical 17.8%, Puzzle 10.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #59 Future Wars
72% matchMostly Negative30% of 310 reviews2010
Dev: Radon Labs
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone.
Why similar: Strategy 54.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 40.7%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #60 Apes Warfare
63% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: GigaQuests
Windows · Mac
APES WARFARE is a fast paced turn based tactics game inspired by classic strategy titles like Advance Wars. Build your army, capture key positions, and counter enemy units across dynamic battlefields. Play the solo campaign or challenge players worldwide in competitive online multiplayer.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 28.6%, Tactical 17.1%, Old School 12.1%, Strategy 9.2%